diff --git a/include/Contact.php b/include/Contact.php
index d8d94b1908..532ea2f957 100644
--- a/include/Contact.php
+++ b/include/Contact.php
@@ -158,3 +158,11 @@ function contact_photo_menu($contact) {
 	}
 	return $o;
 }}
+
+
+function random_profile() {
+	$r = q("select url from gcontact where url like '%%://%%/profile/%%' order by rand() limit 1");
+	if(count($r))
+		return dirname($r[0]['url']);
+	return '';
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/contact_widgets.php b/include/contact_widgets.php
index e0f37f078f..96b02f2939 100644
--- a/include/contact_widgets.php
+++ b/include/contact_widgets.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function follow_widget() {
 }
 
 function findpeople_widget() {
+	require_once('include/Contact.php');
 
 	$a = get_app();
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ function findpeople_widget() {
 		'$findthem' => t('Find'),
 		'$suggest' => t('Friend Suggestions'),
 		'$similar' => t('Similar Interests'),
+		'$random' => t('Random Profile'),
 		'$inv' => t('Invite Friends')
 	));
 
diff --git a/mod/profile.php b/mod/profile.php
index 68d73fba38..51f9444121 100644
--- a/mod/profile.php
+++ b/mod/profile.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function profile_init(&$a) {
 	else {
 		$r = q("select nickname from user where blocked = 0 and account_expired = 0 and verified = 1 order by rand() limit 1");
 		if(count($r)) {
-			$which = $r[0]['nickname'];
+			goaway($a->get_baseurl() . '/profile/' . $r[0]['nickname']);
 		}
 		else {
 			notice( t('Requested profile is not available.') . EOL );
diff --git a/mod/randprof.php b/mod/randprof.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53d7425e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/randprof.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+
+function randprof_init(&$a) {
+	require_once('include/Contact.php');
+	$x = random_profile();
+	if($x)
+		goaway($x);
+	goaway($a->get_baseurl() . '/profile');
+}
diff --git a/view/peoplefind.tpl b/view/peoplefind.tpl
index eeae2a29af..3c2692d25e 100644
--- a/view/peoplefind.tpl
+++ b/view/peoplefind.tpl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	</form>
 	<div class="side-link" id="side-match-link"><a href="match" >$similar</a></div>
 	<div class="side-link" id="side-suggest-link"><a href="suggest" >$suggest</a></div>
+	<div class="side-link" id="side-random-profile-link" ><a href="randprof" target="extlink" >$random</a></div>
 	{{ if $inv }} 
 	<div class="side-link" id="side-invite-link" ><a href="invite" >$inv</a></div>
 	{{ endif }}